# NTSB MIA81FA043: Airbus A300, N206EA, Miami, FL, February 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1981
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 49 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127767
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81FA043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0007   81/2/6    MIAMI,FL            AIRBUS A300         CR-  0  0  9  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1830                    N206EA              PX-  0  0 40                            54, 23000 TOTAL HOURS, 99
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FL                    MEXICO CITY,MEXICO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
          PERSONNEL-FAILED TO FOLLOW SAFETY PROCEDURES.
        REMARKS- NOSE LNDNG GEAR DOOR FATALLY INJURED MECHANIC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N206EA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Miami Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19810206006459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810206006459I), Feb 6, 1981: Airbus A300B42C, Miami, FL. Mechanic was fatally injured by nose gear doors closing on him. He had failed to activate gear door control valve

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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